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London 2012 Olympics: Nine athletes to watch
Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps were the stars of the Beijing Games. Four years later at the London 2012 Olympics, they have company. Ryan Lochte United States Swimming The 2012 Olympics are still set u… more →
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Canadian rower Scott Frandsen driven by chip on his shoulder at London Olympics
wrote 9 months ago: Students of Symbolism 101, please take note. Before he stepped into his boat in Beijing four years a … more →
London 2012 Olympics: Nine athletes to watch
wrote 9 months ago: Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps were the stars of the Beijing Games. Four years later at the London 20 … more →
Becoming an Olympic archer for a day
wrote 9 months ago: LONDON — Rarely, a day at the Olympics involves tiptoeing on sacred cricket turf and trying not to e … more →
Usain Bolt: Anatomy of a sprinter
wrote 9 months ago: Jori Bolton for National Post MOTOR PATTERNS Sprinters train their nervous system to function at a h … more →
Usain Bolt at the London Olympics: How low can one man go?
wrote 9 months ago: When Usain Bolt crossed the finish line in the 100 metres at the Jamaican Olympic track trials last … more →
Seven things to know about Jessica Zelinka ahead of the London Olympics
wrote 9 months ago: Jessica Zelinka knew she had an allergy, and she knew she was having another allergic reaction, but … more →
Olympic curse? A look at Canada's bumpy road to London
wrote 9 months ago: On the day he was named Canada’s flag-bearer for the Opening Ceremony at the London Olympics, triath … more →
Canadian swimmers are 'not going to be intimidated' at London Olympics
wrote 9 months ago: LONDON — Own The Podium, as a motto, was one thing at the Winter Olympics, where Canada had a semi-r … more →
Please resist the urge to mock London's Olympic Opening Ceremony
wrote 9 months ago: It may be tempting to make fun of Britain on Friday night, particularly if you are Canadian. Anytime … more →
Saudi woman not allowed to wear headscarf during Judo competition
wrote 9 months ago: LONDON — The International Judo Federation says one of Saudi Arabia’s first female athletes selected … more →
London Olympics are exactly what Britain needs right now
wrote 9 months ago: There will always be an England, they say, though they usually fail to specify what kind of England … more →
London Olympics 2012 TV schedule
wrote 9 months ago: REUTERS/Brian Snyder The Games at a glance: Our handy TV guide of the daily Olympic schedule. All ti … more →
Ryder Hesjedal finds his own way in Olympic road race
wrote 9 months ago: LONDON — A secondary mob, this one constructed of curiosity, grew behind the Olympic media scrum mar … more →
Lennox Lewis on the 1988 Olympics, his ties to Canada and loyalty to Britain
wrote 9 months ago: LONDON — When you’re delivering a command performance, you’re allowed to arrive fashionably late. So … more →
London suffering from a case of Olympic cold feet
wrote 9 months ago: The condition is universal, it only varies in intensity from host city to host city. Call it Olympic … more →
Olympics struggle to crack down on doping
wrote 9 months ago: LONDON — It’s absurd to say that a successful Montreal lawyer who rose to be second-in-command of th … more →
Britain's basketball team trying to get noticed at Olympics
wrote 9 months ago: LONDON – Nana Papa Yaw Dwene Mensah-Bonsu smirked shortly after taking his seat on the riser. A jour … more →
Canada's Olympic goals might be too ambitious, this time
wrote 10 months ago: LONDON — Seems obvious, I know, but this is not Vancouver. The rain may be the same, along with the … more →
Pistol-packing preacher's daughter Dorothy Ludwig carries on Olympic legacy
wrote 10 months ago: LONDON — Bill Hare was a reverend in the United Church of Canada, with a loving wife, a family and a … more →
